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keanu reeves (neo) is best
known for his starring role in the box-office mega-hit "speed." reeves
co-starred with denzel
washington, emma thompson, michael keaton and kenneth branagh in "much ado
about nothing."
previously he was seen in "bram stoker's dracula," directed by francis
ford coppola; "my own private idaho," directed by gus van sant;
kathryn bigelow's action-adventure, "point
break"; "bill & ted's bogus journey," the sequel to the very
popular "bill & ted's excellent adventure"; and, as prince
siddhartha, in miramax's "little buddha," directed by bernardo
bertolucci.
raised in toronto, reeves performed in various local theater productions and on
television before relocating to los angeles. his first widely acclaimed role was
in tim hunter's "river's edge."

he then starred in marisa
silver's "permanent record" and with amy madigan and fred ward in "the prince of
pennsylvania." he was next cast as the
innocent danceny in stephen frears' highly praised "dangerous
liaisons" alongside glenn close, john malkovich and michelle pfeiffer; in
ron howard's comedy "parenthood"; and in lawrence kasdan's "i
love you to death."
audiences saw reeves for the first time as a romantic lead opposite barbara hershey in jon amiel's
"tune in tomorrow," also starring peter falk.
his other credits include the science-fiction thriller "johnny mnemonic"
and alfonso arau's period drama "a walk in the clouds."
reeves most recently starred in "the devil's advocate" opposite al
pacino; andrew davis' action film "chain reaction"; the dark comedy
"feeling minnesota," directed by steve baigelman; and the
film about beat writer neil cassady, "last
time i committed
suicide."
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